Dean ,I honestly never gave any thought to the roosting areas being gone ,I am sure you are correct on this as the system needs complete balance to survive! In our area we see mostly select cut but even that gets a little carried away at times and leaves limited numbers of Trees for Roosting ! Personally ,I have blamed it on the Turkey's more than anything else in our area with the predators not being too far behind due to limited trapping as to the low price in furs in recent years ! When I was younger we seldom ever seen Turkeys but had bushels of Grouse , but since the Game Commission started their Turkey transfer programs we have so many Turkey that when you see them you don't even slow down to give the flocks a second look ! I attributed the depletion of Grouse to the Turkey's scavenger ways and picking and scratching their way through the nests during the brooding season , you are a knowledgeable Gentleman and Fellow Grouse Chaser and Turkey Hunter , do you think this has any bearing on the lack of Birds ?
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